Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,800, Abraham Edwards, Navy. Mass. Agency And Residence

SERVICE
Navy.
Edwards, Abraham
NUMBER
S. 34,800
Mass. Agency, and residence
CONTENTS
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File No. 34800
Abraham Edwards
(now Insane)
Mariner
U S S of War "Confederacy"
Rev. War
Act 8th March 1818 &c
Index: Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

9276
Massachusetts.
Abraham Edwards, now insane
of Newburyport in the state of Mass. ts who was a Mariner in the U.S. Navy U.S. Ship of War Confederacy commanded by Capt. Harding. line, for the term of nine months. Mass.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts. at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of July, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th of April 1819 and sent to the care of Mr. Joseph Edwards, of Newburyport, Essex Co. Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819. 8 3/4 mo. $ 65. 03 semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819. $ 48.
$ 113. 03
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 8th March, 1818. 3. March, 1819.
* The receipt of Joseph Edwards the son of this pensioner, who is now insane to be sufficient for the pension, Vid el Law of the 3 rd March, 1819.

Wraham Edwards

The Committee on Pensions to whom was re- ferred a Resolution of Senate instructing them "to inquire into the expediency of authorizing "the Secretary of War to place upon the pension "list Abraham Edwards a Mariner in the "Naval Service of the United States in the "revolutionary war who is now insane and "in need of aid & circumstances as to need "the assistance of his country." Report That it appears from the Documents and Testimony exhibited on behalf of the said Abraham Ed- wards that he is entitled to a pension under the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain Persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" That he is insane & incapable of complying with the forms prescribed by the said Act. The Committee therefor recommend that he be placed on the Pension list, and for this purpose re- have ported an amendment to the Bill from the House of Representatives entitled An Act for the relief of Hannah Neis and Luther Smith, so as to provide also for the relief of the said Abraham Edwards.

Abraham Edwards -
July 1 1810.
The objection to inscribing the name of Abraham Edwards on the pension roll, is - that, on account of his insanity, he cannot make the declaration required by the law of the 18 th of March 1818. The evidence of his service and circumstances is considered complete sufficient to entitle him to a pension.
J. L. Edwards
Jan. 26. 1819

I Joseph Edwards of Newburyport in the County of Essex Commonwealth of Massachusetts Merchant on oath do testify and declare. That I have been duly appointed Guardian of Abraham Edwards of the same Newburyport Mariner. As person this reason as well as other I do know from the uniform declarations of said Edwards before he was deprived  his  him  compre  compre  hended  hended  mentis  mentis . That said Abraham Edwards was a Mariner in the service of the United States, in the war of the Revolution, and served in that capacity in the year 1779 on board the United States Ship of War Confederacy commanded by Capt. Harding Esq. on the Continental establishment more than Nine months - that he served on board said Ship in said Capacity from the time of her sailing from the United States, until the said Ship has finished her Cruise and returned, when he was regularly discharged with others. I do further declare that for many years the said Edwards has been deprived of his reason and is now unable to give any account of himself or to make application otherwise for the benefit of the act of Congress "providing for persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" and is now nearly Seventy years of age and by reason of his reduced circumstances in great need of the assistance of the Court for support.
Joseph Edwards

I James Hays of Newburyport in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify and say. That Abraham Edwards of said Newburyport, was a seaman on board the United States Ship of War Confederacy commanded by Seth Harding Esquire, and did duty on board said Ship in the war of the revolution for the term of nine months and four days.
James Hays
April 8 1818.
I Henry Norwell of Salisbury in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify and say. That I do know that Abraham Edwards of Newburyport was a seaman on board the State United Ship of War Confederacy commanded by Seth Harding Esquire, and that he served on board said Ship in the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution for the term of nine months and four days.
Henry Norwell
April 8 1818.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Essex ss:
I Daniel A. White, Judge of the Court of Probate of said County, do certify, that Joseph Ed- wards, aforesaid personally appeared on the first day of July A.D. 1818. & made the de- claration aforesaid by him signed under oath before me, that he has been duly constituted Guardian of the said Abraham Edwards, who is deprived of his reason & adjudged to be 'non compos mentis'; That the annexed affidavits of James Hays & Henry Novell, who are credible, disinterested witnesses, were reduced to writing in my presence & signed & sworn to before me by them respectively; & That it appears to my satisfaction that the said Abraham Edwards, served in the revolutionary war as set forth in the declaration made by his guardian as aforesaid, and that by reason of his reduced cir- cumstances in life the said Ab r Edwards is in need of assistance from his country for support.
Given under my hand & seal of the said Court this 3 rd day of Augt. 1818.
D. A. White.